A Short History of England by G. K. Chesterton

Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland by Penn Rhodeen

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255756 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255756] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peacerunner: The True Story of How an Ex-congressman Helped End the Centuries of War in Ireland Author: Penn Rhodeen Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 16, 2016 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: This is the true story of an unknown American politician who played a critical role in ending centuries of conflict in Northern Ireland. Without the president’s permission, and breaking every conventional rule about how to deal with terrorists, former congressman Bruce Morrison helped end a conflict that most observers thought would continue indefinitely. This is the inside story of how centuries of warfare finally ended, thanks to one inspired politician. Warfare, ranging from active hostilities to seething tension, was the norm between the Irish and the English since the 1100s. During the thirty years from the start of the Troubles to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, over 3,000 Irish and British nationals were killed. Many celebrated the famous Good Friday Agreement that put an end to one of the longest-standing conflicts in the world, but just a handful knew the full story of one American and the crucial role he played in winning peace—and none knew it better than Penn Rhodeen. In a narrative that grips the listener from the beginning, Rhodeen recounts Bruce Morrison’s heroic peacemaking efforts in lively prose and rigorous detail. A natural storyteller, Rhodeen offers listeners the chance to step into modern political history for an up-close look at Morrison’s remarkable journey. Follow Morrison as he persuades Clinton to create a positive political climate in America and makes the connections necessary in Ireland and Britain to help win the IRA ceasefire and enact a solid, lasting peace. With an introduction by President Bill Clinton and cameos from Tony Blair, George Mitchell, Gerry Adams, Jean Kennedy Smith, John Major, and other larger-than-life figures, Rhodeen dramatizes events that have somehow receded into the past without getting their due. Peacerunner is the story of how one man changed world history and the modern political landscape. Bruce Morrison’s story is one of unlikely optimism in the face of seemingly hopeless conflict. Peacerunner has the power to inspire readers from all walks of life and spark new dialogue about how best to lend aid in countries afflicted by unending war.

1924: The Year That Made Hitler by Peter Ross Range

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251869 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251869] to listen full audiobooks. Title: 1924: The Year That Made Hitler Author: Peter Ross Range Narrator: Paul Hodgson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 1 minute Release date: January 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: The dark story of Adolf Hitler's life in 1924 -- the year that made a monster. Before Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany, there was 1924. This was the year of Hitler's final transformation into the self-proclaimed savior and infallible leader who would interpret and distort Germany's historical traditions to support his vision for the Third Reich. Everything that would come -- the rallies and riots, the single-minded deployment of a catastrophically evil idea -- all of it crystallized in one defining year. 1924 was the year that Hitler spent locked away from society, in prison and surrounded by co-conspirators of the failed Beer Hall Putsch. It was a year of deep reading and intensive writing, a year of courtroom speeches and a treason trial, a year of slowly walking gravel paths and spouting ideology while working feverishly on the book that became his manifesto: Mein Kampf. Until now, no one has fully examined this single and pivotal period of Hitler's life. In 1924, Peter Ross Range richly depicts the stories and scenes of a year vital to understanding the man and the brutality he wrought in a war that changed the world forever.

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 12 by Thomas D'Arcy Mcgee

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257587 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257587] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Popular History of Ireland, Book 12 Author: Thomas D'Arcy Mcgee Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 10 subtitled "From the Union of Great Britain and Ireland to the Emancipation of the Catholics", addresses the period of the creation of the United Kingdom to the granting of religious freedom in Ireland. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08 by Thomas D'Arcy Mcgee

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257583 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257583] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Popular History of Ireland, Book 08 Author: Thomas D'Arcy Mcgee Narrator: Sibella Denton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 8, subtitled "The Era of the Reformation", addresses the late Tudor period, particularly the reigns of the children of Henry VIII, and ends with the end of the reign of Elizabeth I. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

A Short History of England by G. K. Chesterton

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257592 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257592] to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short History of England Author: G. K. Chesterton Narrator: Ray Clare Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 51 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a prolific writer on many topics. His views of history were always from the standpoint of men and their interactions, and it may fairly be said he saw all of history as a battle between civilization and barbarism. So it has always been, and that remains true even today. "But it is especially in the matter of the Middle Ages that the popular histories trample upon the popular traditions. In this respect there is an almost comic contrast between the general information provided about England in the last two or three centuries, in which its present industrial system was being built up, and the general information given about the preceding centuries, which we call broadly medieval." As this quotation taken from the Introduction clearly shows, he is no mere pedant reciting dry dates and locations, but a profound thinker flooding new light onto those modern "myths" that have filled our histories. He is a master of paradox, and the technique of reducing his opponents' arguments to the logical absurdity they have inherent in them. He often turns them upside down. All of which makes his work both a sound subject for reflection and highly entertaining all the while it remains permanently timely. (Summary by Ray Clare)